May 28, 2006
somatotype
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DEFINITION: (noun) The structure or build of a person, especially to the extent to which it exhibits the characteristics of an ectomorph, an endomorph, or a mesomorph.
SYNONYMS: body type.
USAGE: American psychologist William Sheldon named his somatotypes after the three germ layers of embryonic development: the endoderm, the mesoderm, and the ectoderm.
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